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Canadian canola prices spike as shippers find back door to China

'Profits are extravagant... It is like gold oil now'

By Hallie Gu, Rod Nickel, GFM Network News August 10, 2020

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — Canadian canola prices have soared to the highest in nearly two years, despite a diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing, as exporters find roundabout ways to reach top oilseed buyer China. Chinese authorities have since March 2019 blocked canola shipments by two Canadian exporters, an action they took after Canadian police […] Read more

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Managed money’s net long position grows in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News August 7, 2020

MarketsFarm — Fund traders remained on the buy side in canola in early August, adding to their recently established net long position, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money fund traders were holding a net long position in ICE Futures canola of 24,489 […] Read more

ICE November 2020 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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ICE weekly outlook: Weaker U.S. dollar ripples into canola

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News August 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — As the Canadian dollar continues its rise, the adverse effects on canola could become more pronounced, according to Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. Anderson’s expectations are for the loonie to hit a range of 75-77 U.S. cents, which could see canola drop $5-$10 per tonne. “The loonie, even though our economy […] Read more

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her family home in Vancouver in this May 8, 2019 file photo. (Photo: Reuters/Lindsey Wasson)

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Canada says requirements for Huawei exec’s extradition to U.S. met

By Moira Warburton, GFM Network News August 4, 2020

Reuters — Canada’s attorney general says the requirements for extraditing Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou to the United States on charges of bank fraud have been met, documents submitted in a British Columbia court show. Meng, 48, was arrested in December 2018 on a warrant from the United States, which alleges that she misled […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola scale-up selling to temper gains

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News July 30, 2020

MarketsFarm – ICE Futures canola contracts climbed above chart resistance to hit their highest levels in six-months on July 29. While there is more room to the upside, farmer selling could temper additional gains. Fund traders adding to long positions together with solid export demand, especially from Europe, accounted for much of the recent strength […] Read more

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Total Canadian canola exports solid, despite lost sales to China

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News July 28, 2020

Canadian canola exports are running well ahead of the year-ago pace with increased business to Europe and the United Arab Emirates more than making up for reduced sales to China, according to the latest monthly export data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Canada has exported 9.166 million tonnes of canola during the 11 months of […] Read more

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Managed money backing out of bearish canola bets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News July 27, 2020

MarketsFarm – Fund traders were backing out of bearish bets in canola while actively putting on new longs during the week ended July 21, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in […] Read more

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Canola crush edges up, soybean crush falls

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News July 25, 2020

MarketsFarm — As the amount of canola crushed in Canada increased slightly in June, the soybean crush was down significantly, according to the latest monthly report from Statistics Canada. The federal agency on Thursday released crushing statistics for major oilseeds, which showed 864,559 tonnes of canola crushed in June, up 1.12 per cent from the […] Read more

ICE November 2020 canola (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and CBOT August 2020 soyoil (green line). (Barchart)

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola under pressure at midweek

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News July 22, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canola contracts have received considerable pressure from outside sources, but held above $480 per tonne this week. Ken Ball of P.I. Financial in Winnipeg expected canola to be down by $6-$10, but nearby contracts closed lower by about a dollar at $483.60 per tonne. Ball referred to weakness in Chicago soyoil, along with […] Read more

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Funds covering short positions in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News July 18, 2020

MarketsFarm — Fund traders continued to bail out of short positions in canola during the week ended July 14, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in July 14 at 23,113 (9,650 long/32,763 short), […] Read more

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Canadian canola prices spike as shippers find back door to China

Managed money’s net long position grows in canola

ICE weekly outlook: Weaker U.S. dollar ripples into canola

Canada says requirements for Huawei exec’s extradition to U.S. met

ICE weekly outlook: Canola scale-up selling to temper gains

Total Canadian canola exports solid, despite lost sales to China

Managed money backing out of bearish canola bets

Canola crush edges up, soybean crush falls

ICE weekly outlook: Canola under pressure at midweek

Funds covering short positions in canola

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